The Hancock County Sheriff's Office will join local and national law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates all across the country for the 2011 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization, May 23-June 5.
During the mobilization, officers will be cracking down on motorists who fail to wear their seat belts - both day and night.
Bluffton Public Library will be closed Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day.
Due dates for library materials will be adjusted accordingly. For more information, visit the library, log on to www.blufftonpubliclibrary.org, check out the library's Facebook page or call 419-358-5016.
AEP weather warning summary: Western Ohio - Clusters of severe T-Storms likely. Damaging 4-8 p.m. today - Winds 60+ m.p.h.
Northern Ohio is in the path of severe weather later today, according to AEP. Strong upper-level winds, ample sunshine and very unstable conditions suggest clusters thunderstorms will erupt this afternoon across Indiana and Michigan.
Trinity Lutheran School's graduation will be held on Sunday, May 29, in the 10:30 a.m. service at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera.
Megan Ritter is the class speaker. The class members are: Kenzie Jordan Alge, Anna Marie Curth, Jacob Curdes Edwards, Megan Blair Ritter, Kyle Andrew Sands and Kyle Wayne Strahm.
The Bluffton Shuffleboard Club is ready for the 2011 season. The opening event is the Mildred and Clarence Brunn Doubles event planned Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 26-28, at the Bluffton courts. The courts at the Buckeye park.
The club, established in 1994, plays Mondays and Saturdays at 10 a.m. and Thursdays at 5 p.m. Persons from the community interested in learning to play shuffleboard are encouraged to join the club.
Rudi Steiner, Icon columnist-in-residence, provided the following column in anticipation of the Bluffton High School class of 1961 50th reunion in July. It was recently e-mailed to members of the class. Rudi now of Homewood, Illinois, is the brother of Fred Steiner of Bluffton.
